I was attracted to Couchsurfing's community spirit--people helping strangers without expectation of return. I have met wonderful people through Couchsurfing and WarmShowers, and love sharing off-the-beaten-path places. (When I lived in the US, I was an active host with my partner at the time. We had shared profiles, and have since separated, so I am building a solo account now.) If you stay with me, I'm happy to give you information about the most popular tourist places, but I'll show you the everyday places that are special to me.

I'm generally very eclectic. My recent interests include... Music: Estas Tonne, Two Wooden Stones, flamenco, Sia, and anything danceable. Movies: Stranger Than Fiction (it makes me smile so much), Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Sabrina (1995), most "geek" films Books: The Snow Leopard, Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal, The Dao of Pooh, Speaker for the Dead (Part of the Ender's Game Series), Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicles), Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life...